Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Pregnancy: The Global Challenge of Preventing Adverse Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in Sub‐Saharan Africa and Asia

K Adachi, K Nielsen-Saines… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnancy represents an
overlooked opportunity to improve the health outcomes of women and infants worldwide …

Prevalence of malaria and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

RM Chico, P Mayaud, C Ariti, D Mabey, C Ronsmans… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Malaria and sexually transmitted infections/reproductive tract infections (STIs/RTIs)
in pregnancy are direct and indirect causes of stillbirth, prematurity, low birth weight, and …

[BOOK][B] Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections for sex workers in low-and middle-income countries: recommendations for a public …

World Health Organization - 2012 - apps.who.int
1.1 Background Sex workers are among the key populations most affected by HIV since the
beginning of the epidemic. As early as in 1985, 62% of female sex workers in Nairobi …

Reproductive tract infections and abortion among adolescent girls in rural Nigeria

L Brabin, J Kemp, N Dollimore, OK Obunge, J Ikimalo… - The Lancet, 1995 - Elsevier
Few studies from develo** countries have investigated reproductive tract infections or
other indicators of sexual health among unmarried adolescent girls in rural areas. We have …

Reproductive-tract infections in women in low-income, low-prevalence situations: assessment of syndromic management in Matlab, Bangladesh

S Hawkes, L Morison, S Foster, K Gausia… - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Background In the control of reproductive-tract infections, including sexually transmitted
infections (STIs), in low-income and middle-income countries, WHO recommends syndromic …

How effective is syndromic management of STDs?: A review of current studies

A Pettifor, J Walsh, V Wilkins… - Sexually transmitted …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Background: Studies of the accuracy of syndromic management have demonstrated widely
varying results depending upon gender, location of infection, risk group, organisms, among …

Evidence of declining STD prevalence in a South African mining community following a core-group intervention

R Steen, B Vuylsteke, T Decoito… - Sexually transmitted …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To reduce the prevalence of curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in a
South African mining community through provision of STD treatment services, including …

Unrecognized sexually transmitted infections in rural South African women: a hidden epidemic.

D Wilkinson, SSA Karim, A Harrison… - Bulletin of the World …, 1999 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are of major public health concern in develo**
countries, not least because they facilitate transmission of human immunodeficiency virus …

Let it be sexual: how health care transmission of AIDS in Africa was ignored

D Gisselquist, JJ Potterat, S Brody… - International journal of …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
The consensus among influential AIDS experts that heterosexual transmission accounts for
90% of HIV infections in African adults emerged no later than 1988. We examine evidence …

High prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among male sex workers in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: need for services tailored to their needs

B Vuylsteke, G Semde, L Sika, T Crucitti… - Sexually transmitted …, 2012 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To assess condom use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI)
and HIV among male sex workers (MSW) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Methods A cross …